题目
19【单选题】 Crimes are on the increase in the densely--（）urban areas. A. popular B. populated C. popularized D. populous
19【单选题】 Crimes are on the increase in the densely--（）urban areas.
A. popular
B. populated
C. popularized
D. populous
A. popular
B. populated
C. popularized
D. populous
题目解答
答案
本题考察“densely + 形容词”结构。A项“popular”不符句意；C项“popularized”为动词形式，不适用；D项“populous”与“densely”语义重复；B项“populated”可构成“densely populated”，表“人口密集的”，最贴合句意。完整句子为：“Crimes are on the increase in the densely populated urban areas.” 表明“在人口密集的城市地区，犯罪率在上升”。
答案：B. populated